The '''Fell Winter''' ({{TA|2911}} – {{TA|2912}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>) was an extremely cold and long-lasting winter in [[Middle-earth]].

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The '''Fell Winter''' ({{TA|2911}} – {{TA|2912|n}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>) was an extremely cold and long-lasting winter in [[Middle-earth]].

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Like the earlier [[Long Winter]] ({{TA|2758}} – {{TA|2759}}), the Fell Winter began in November. This time [[Sauron]] was not able to launch a full attack, as the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] of a full century earlier had eliminated most of the [[Orcs]] in the north, and the [[Haradrim]] had been badly defeated in {{TA|2885}}.<ref name="TA"/>

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Like the earlier [[Long Winter]] ({{TA|2758}} – {{TA|2759|n}}), the Fell Winter began in November. This time [[Sauron]] was not able to launch a full attack, as the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] of a full century earlier had eliminated most of the [[Orcs]] in the north, and the [[Haradrim]] had been badly defeated in {{TA|2885|n}}.<ref name="TA"/>

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The winter was also less harsh than the Long Winter, and snow and ice stopped in Eriador at the [[Greyflood]] river, and in [[Wilderland]] in the middle of Mirkwood. Nevertheless there were severe problems, as food again ran short, and the [[Hobbits]] of [[The Shire]] were attacked by white wolves which crossed the frozen [[Brandywine]] river.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> [[Gandalf]] and the [[Rangers of the North]] had to provide food for the Hobbits to prevent them from dying of hunger.

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The winter was also less harsh than the Long Winter, and snow and ice stopped in [[Eriador]] at the [[Greyflood]] River, and in [[Wilderland]] in the middle of [[Mirkwood]]. Nevertheless there were severe problems, as food again ran short, and the [[Hobbits]] of [[the Shire]] were attacked by [[white wolves]] which crossed the frozen [[Brandywine]] river.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> It was on this occasion that the [[Horn-call of Buckland]] had been sounded; it was not heard again until [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] invaded [[Buckland]] in {{TA|3018|n}}.<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref> [[Gandalf]] and the [[Rangers of the North]] had to provide food for the Hobbits to prevent them from dying of hunger.

In March when the winter ended great floods of meltwater rushed down [[Greyflood]], and the city of [[Tharbad]] was ruined and its bridge broken. The people of [[Enedwaith]] also suffered greatly as their lands were flooded.<ref name="TA"/>

In March when the winter ended great floods of meltwater rushed down [[Greyflood]], and the city of [[Tharbad]] was ruined and its bridge broken. The people of [[Enedwaith]] also suffered greatly as their lands were flooded.<ref name="TA"/>

In March when the winter ended great floods of meltwater rushed down Greyflood, and the city of Tharbad was ruined and its bridge broken. The people of Enedwaith also suffered greatly as their lands were flooded.[1]